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Hafgufa (Old Norse: haf "sea" + Old Norse: gufa "steam"; [2] [3] "sea-reek"; [a] [5] "sea-steamer" [6]) is a sea creature, purported to inhabit Iceland's waters (Greenland Sea) and southward toward Helluland. Although it was thought to be a sea monster, research suggests that the stories originated from a specialized feeding technique among ...
The creature was dubbed Manipogo in 1957, the name echoing British Columbia's Ogopogo. Gudgerama Creek Northern Territory Australia: Australia: Mannie, Maningrida monster 60 feet (18 m) long, dark, scaly, and three-headed. [33] 1972 Lake Memphrémagog Vermont Quebec USA Canada: North America: Memphré: Plesiosaurs or Loch Ness Monster-like ...
Sea monsters are beings from folklore believed to dwell in the sea and are often imagined to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or tentacled beasts. They can be slimy and scaly and are often pictured threatening ships or spouting jets of water.
In the HGTV series Renovation Island—which revolves around Bryan and Sarah Baeumler's efforts to renovate a resort in South Andros—the main restaurant at the resort is named Lusca in honor of the sea creature. In Dave the Diver, after collecting every single animal on Marinaca, Sato will tell you to find Lusca.
The gnome sea pen was named after the gnome, which researchers described as an “elemental spirit presiding over the ground.” The name refers to the way the sea pen appears to stand on a rock.
Articles relating to sea monsters, beings from folklore believed to dwell in the sea and often imagined to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or tentacled beasts. They can be slimy and scaly and are often pictured threatening ships or spouting jets of water.
The etymology of the Scots word kelpie is uncertain, but it may be derived from the Gaelic calpa or cailpeach, meaning "heifer" or "colt".The first recorded use of the term to describe a mythological creature, then spelled kaelpie, appears in the manuscript of an ode by William Collins, composed some time before 1759 [2] and reproduced in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh of ...
A photo of a mysterious sea creature caught off the coast of Australia last week is going viral. The photo was posted to Facebook by a man who said he reeled it in near South Fremantle, Australia ...